Eliot's use of literary device such as imagery and repetition in the poem serve to emphasize Prufrock's hesitation, repression of desire, and indecisiveness.
Society gives us a set of unspoken rules and regulations that must be abided by or else society becomes ones own worst enemy; thus is Eliot's' message in his poem, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." This poem has been given a cynical voice in which Eliot tries to convey his message of modern society and its expectations. He is in a position in which he knows what the flaws in society are but does not have the courage or the ability to convey the message to the rest of the people. He fears what "they" might say and how "they" will treat him, will ruin him if he exploits society.
Society gives us a set of unspoken rules and regulations that must be abided by or else society becomes ones own worst enemy; thus is Eliot's' message in his poem, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." This poem has been given a cynical voice in which Eliot tries to convey his message of modern society and its expectations.
An analysis of T.S Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" with regard to Eliot's use of Modernist techniques. Eliot's use of these techniques, including fragmentation, symbolism, and allusion, enable the reader to see Eliot's embrace of Modernist thinking and to gain insight into the ideas that formed the basis of Modernism.
Society gives us a set of unspoken rules and regulations that must be abided by or else society becomes ones own worst enemy; thus is Eliot's' message in his poem, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." This poem has been given a cynical voice in which Eliot tries to convey his message of modern society and its expectations.
In T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," the many expressions of doubt, insecurity and fear show Eliot to be a Modernist. This can be defined as a rejectiopn of accepted societal structures.
Throughout "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", the poem illustrates to the reader the psyche of a modern, neurotic and sophisticated man. Prufrock faces the dilemma of trying to "force the moment to its crisis" by addressing his lover but does not dare to do so. However, this is not his true problem, for Prufrock's main quandary is his inability to say what he means.
